[Dating show + livestream + fortune-telling + mysticism + entertainment industry]
The old Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain sees that his disciple Wang Chuyi is about to end their family line, so he pays to get him onto a dating show.
Wang Chuyi just wants to loaf around with his thermos in hand, but the guests keep lining themselves up to get roasted.
A female star asks him to read her fortune. He says, “You've had plastic surgery, your boyfriend's a jerk, and your next job has fallen through.”
That very night, her scandal blows up, but she turns things around and thanks him for saving her.
A tycoon shows off his watch. He says, “That watch brings misfortune to its owner. Your project is doomed.”
Three days later, a company insider is caught, and the tycoon thanks him for saving his business.
A disgraced young actress is being cyberbullied. He says, “Wait for the tide to turn.”
The next day, her rival is arrested, and she comes out on top.
…A sinister mirror!
…A ghostly flower monk!
The production crew screams, “Back! Back! Back! This is a dating show!”
The director falls to his knees. “Master! Could you try dating someone first? I want to retire!”
Wang Chuyi catches ghosts while brushing them off. “Fine, fine, I'll date.”
The nation's goddess visits him late at night, her gaze earnest:
“Master, I'm not here to date you.”
“I'm here to uncover the hand pulling the strings behind all this, together with you.”
Wang Chuyi takes her hand and forms a seal on the livestream:
“Master, I've found a partner. And as a bonus, I'll bring you a cult leader as a souvenir.”
I think it's okay. I don't think it's necessary to say that. Too many romance novels deliberately depict plots. It's okay to write about this kind of Taoist priest.
Man-machine novel.
This is like taking a Chinese textbook in elementary school